Association Between Nutritional Status and Depression in Hospitalized Elderly Patients

Abstract

The elderly population is increasing rapidly in this country as in the whole world. Turkey's elderly population (aged 65 years and over) reached nearly 8 million as of the end of 2020, with the proportion of the elderly population in the total population being 9.5%. Chronic diseases and social and physical problems that occur with increasing age affect the nutritional status of the elderly and reduce their quality of life. *Correspondence Mrs. Gökcen DOĞAN Health Sciences Faculty, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ankara University, Turkey E-mail: gökcen_iplikci@hotmail.com